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W. P.-BRO0KS. Washing-Machines.

No. 222,236. Patented Dee. 2,1879

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WILLARD r. BRooKs, or TOPEKA, KANSAS.

IMPROVE MENT fl N WAS H I N G- MACHINES.

Specificationforniiiigipart of Letters PatentNo.-2 22,236, datedDecember 2, 1879 application filed August 28, 1879. i

To ailiwhom 'it 'may "concern-.-

Be it known. that I, WILIJARDP. BROOKS, of Topeka, in theconnty ofShawnee and State of "Kansas, .have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in WVashing-Machines; and I. do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description Fig. 2, a planview; Fig. 3, a plan view of the bottom of the tub from the inside, thetop and rubber being removed 5 ,Fig. 4, a bottom view of the tub,showingthe stand or tripod; Fig. 5, a plan of the face of therubber-plate, and Fig. -6 a perspective of the perforated rib.

My invention relates to rotary-rubber washing-machines; and it consistsin the construction and combination of parts hereinafter par ticularlydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the tripod orstandfor the tubs, the legs thereof being braced by the bands B, and theseveral parts being made of metal or other suitable material. Thistripod may be made of three pieces, held together at the cen ter by arivet. The top bars, A, of the tripod are higher at the corners nexttothe legs than at the center, thus strengthening the stand, and at thesame time forming a firm support for the tub to rest on, while the bandBholds together and braces the legs. This tripod is usually screwed tothe bottom of the tub in order. to prevent the latter from slippingthereon but it need not be so secured, and when not, one tub can belifted therefrom and another, or anyother receptacle, set thereon.

A'number of ribs, D, are secured to the bottom of the tub S, inside thesame, and are placed so that they shall radiate from near the center ofthe bottom toward the walls of the tub, leaving an open space at aboutthe center of the bottom. These ribs are usually of a wedge shape, thebase resting on the bottom, and, when of sheet or cast metal, are almostalways made with flanges a, so that screws or nails may be driventherethrough iuto'the bottom, securing the ribs thereto.

Theribs are made and placedin position so that they will be alternatelylong and short, every other rib being perforated, so that water maypassfrom one side to the other, the short ribs allowing the water to flowfrom one-long rib to ,the other. 7 t i A portion of the top edge of thetub [is cut away, so that the plate E may be set therein, it beingscrewed or nailed to the tub, and its upper surface being'on a levelwith the edge of the tub. This plate is provided with a stud, F, and aframe, G, is hinged thereto, the other end of the frame having an eye,H, screwed into it, so that a hook, I, pivoted to the tub, may engagetherewith and hold the frame in positio The. rubber is journaled in ahub, J, on the frame G, the hub being held in place by a flanged tube,K, which affords a metal hearing for the rubber-shaft, and the stud Fcon-. stitutes a rest for the frame G when the lat- .ter is thrown backfor the introduction or removal of clothes.

The rubber consists of a shaft, L, which passes through the frame G, anda disk or a plate, M, of zinc, sheet or other metal, or other suitablematerial, to which the shaft by its lower end is rigidly secured by anysuitable means. Usually the shaft is screwedorpassed through the plateIt, and its end headed, so that it cannot be withdrawn, and the plate isscrewed or bolted to the disk M and soldered around its edges, so thatwater will notwork its way between the plate and disk. This is one wayof securing the handle in'place, and a very good one, as the platestiffens or strengthens the disk. To the under side or face of this diskM there are soldered or otherwise secured numerous ribs, N, alternatelylong and short, all of them radiating toward the periphery of the disk,the short ribs being perforated for the passage of water through them,and both the long and short ones being soldered to a flange, 0,projecting from the periphery of the disk. flange is to strengthen therubber and to prevent the clothes from working up onto the top of thedisk.

The rubber is worked through the means of The function of this aT-handle, P, secured to the shaft in any Well-known way that willprevent it from turning thereon, and around the shaft, between thehandle and the frame G, there is fitted a collar, Q, which is free toslide up and down the shaft. It is designed to prevent the ribs on thedisk and those on the bottom of the tub from striking and rubbingagainst each other when no clothes are in the tub.

The shaft L is allowed an up-anddown play in its hearings, in order thatthe rubber may be self-adjusting to the quantity of clothes in the tub.

To operate the machine the frame G is thrown back until it rests on thestud F. The water and clothes are next introduced, the frame, and withit the rubber, next lowered down, and the frame looked, after which thehandle is grasped and the rubber turned to the right and left, and in ashort time the clothes will be found in condition to be removed.

The device is simple in its several parts, and therefore constructed ata small cost, and at the same time itis very eii'ective in its working.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The tub S, provided withalternately long and short radiating ribs D, the long ribs perforated,in combination with disk or plate M, provided with alternate long andshort radiating ribs N, the short ribs perforated, the rotating shaft L,a handle thereto, and frame G, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The plate or disk M, provided with long and short radiating ribs N,and flange O, to which the radiating ribs are attached, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

3. The tripod A, having the legs thereof braced by bands B, and the toplower in the center than next to the legs, as and for the purposedescribed, in combination with the tub S, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand.

WILLARD P. BROOKS.

'itnesses:

J. H. Moss, SIMON GREENSPAU.

